Anglo English Asuncion-Paraguay

Main menu

Post navigation

Unit 31. Correcting Learners

Whenever me correct learners we do two different -but related- things: we show them they’ve made a language mistake, but at the same time we show them the grammatical form.

There are certain techniques that are used to correct oral mistakes. There are other techniques that are useful to correct written mistakes. We also distinguish among types of mistakes: errors, mistakes, slips of the tongue.

Interesting fact. The timeline should be culturally acceptable: this means it should be meaningful. For example, did you know that the Chinese concept of time is a vertical one? the Mandarin word for before (past) is “up” and the word for after (future) is “down”. So whenever you use timelines to teach or correct mistakes, make sure your students share you cultural background.